I decided to homeschool before I ever even became a mother, after working with a large group of teenagers in my church that included a smaller sub-set who were homeschooled. Before I knew that they...

My mom also fed us formula (scientific = good, right?) and put rice cereal in my bottle at 4-6 weeks. She thought it was great because I'd sleep right through the night. And I remember lying down to...

There are lots of good reasons why someone might not garden--especially in an urban setting--and you've hit on a bunch of them, Storm Bride. And I certainly don't mean to imply that everyone should...

Wow, what an American issue! (As in, the entire rest of the world wouldn't perceive that as a problem.) My 6 year old isn't retractable at all and nobody's worried--not us, not him, not our doctor....

My dh and I both work full time from home. We have a nanny come in ~30 hours a week and basically play, do art projects, bake, and read books with our 6 year old while I do most of my work (we both...

I guess I'm lucky in that this has only happened to me once, at a playgroup. I don't think it's very common here in Nova Scotia (at least, I hope not!) I was too shocked to come up with a thoughtful...

As a baby-wearin' Canadian mama, I skipped the bucket--and deeply regretted it. Just because you have a bucket doesn't mean you have to leave your baby in it to nap or carry it around inside, but it...